diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c45bf10..931b6a35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <java.level>8</java.level>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.6</jacoco.version>
         <jenkins.version>2.164.3</jenkins.version>
-        <maven.version>3.5.2</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.6.3</maven.version>
         <powermock.version>2.0.7</powermock.version>
         <!-- Do not fail if tests are run without argLine -->
         <argLine />